Tag Archives: 2012 Elections

Tuesday, November 6, 2012…..The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes

As a grassroots Republican activist, I have spent a great deal of my free time paying very close attention to what I consider one of the most fascinating events in American culture, Presidential Elections. The mix of politics, history, economics and the personalities of the people who populate campaigns is very attractive to me and [...]

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Obama: ‘Joe just needs to be Joe’

By DONOVAN SLACK POLITICO President Obama, asked by ABC’s Diane Sawyer if he had a message for Vice President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday’s debate, had a short answer. “I think Joe just needs to be Joe,” he said. After Obama’s lackluster debate performance last week, the pressure is on the vice president to reset [...]

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Ann Wagner speaking at the Bonhomme Republican Womens Club on 4-20-12.

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NY-9 is a body blow for the President

Joshua Lamel Cofounder and principal, J2 Public Strategies, former Hill staffer : NY-9 is a body blow for the president. Democratic voter turnout was low for this special election, and given the organizational advantages Democrats have in both Queens and Brooklyn, this has to be making people nervous on President Obama’s team, and at the [...]

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FLASHBACK APRIL 2011: White House Claimed S&P’s Negative Outlook on AAA was a “Political Judgment”

“I don’t think that the S&P’s political judgment is right” Quote from Austan Goolsbee, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers appearing on Bloomberg in April 2011 responding to S&P’s changing of America’s triple-A rating  to a “negative” outlook . Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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Repost: Black-Eyed Democracy

Solid Principles recently made this You Tube video titled ‘Black-Eyed Democracy’ It highlights awareness on the increasing presence of Facebook Attack Ads, the next step in Political Attack Media leading up to the 2012 Presidential Race. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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When You’re Holding a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail

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Wagner starts campaign strong with half-million dollar haul.

“Congressional hopeful Ann Wagner has never run for public office before…The previous head of the Missouri GOP will file paperwork this week showing she raised more than a half-million dollars in her first two months of campaigning.” “While Election Day is still well over a year away, early fundraising success can go a long way [...]

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In MO-2, it’s Tea Party vs. Country Club

While Jane Cunningham’s decision to bypass a chance at Missouri’s open 2nd Congressional District makes the race less entertaining, the contrast in the GOP primary between Ed Martin and Ann Wagner will still make for a fascinating intraparty battle. Read more at Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell [...]

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Political Rumor Mill: Todd Akin May be Running for the U.S. Senate

It is being reported by various news outlets that Missouri’s 2nd District Congressman, Todd Akin, is considering challenging Obama enabler and erstwhile jet airplane lessee, Sen. Claire McCaskill, for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Sen. McCaskill has appeared to be getting noticably more conservative the nearer we get to the 2012 Election, a shift that [...]

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